1st Royal Bavarian Chevau-légers "Emperor Nicholas of Russia"
The 1st Royal Bavarian Chevau-légers "Emperor Nicholas of Russia" (Königlich Bayerisches Chevaulegers-Regiment „Kaiser Nikolaus von Rußland“ Nr. 1) was a light cavalry regiment of the Royal Bavarian Army. The regiment was formed in 1682 and fought in the Battle of Vienna, the Great Turkish War, the War of the Spanish Succession, the War of the Austrian Succession, the Napoleonic Wars, the Austro-Prussian War, the Franco-Prussian War, and World War I. The regiment was disbanded in 1919.
References[]
- Schulz, Hugo (1992). Die bayerischen, sächsischen, und württembergischen Kavallerie- Regimenter : 1913/1914 ; nach dem Gesetz vom 3. Juli 1913. Augsburg: Weltbild. pp. 30–33. ISBN 3893503420.
Categories:
- Cavalry regiments of the Bavarian Army
- Regiments of the German Army in World War I
- Military units and formations established in 1682
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1919
- 1682 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire
- 17th-century establishments in Bavaria
- 1919 disestablishments in Germany